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Growing Skyward Raising the Roof of the Dharmalaya Institute in India

By Mark Moore Jan 17, 2012

When we left you with the season finale cliffhanger last June, we had just bundled up our baby building with prayers that she'd survive the monsoon rains without a roof. That was asking a lot from a big mud sandcastle, and we put her fate in the hands of a few well-fastened tarps, some slate shingles at the tops of the walls, and a whole lotta flax husk in the mud plaster in which we dressed her up for the occasion. Well, the monsoon was merciless: it was the longest and heaviest in recent memory at nearly fourth months of battering downpours. But it turns out flax is up to the task! ...

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Monsoon Update Zen and the Jazz of Green Building in India

By Mark Moore Jun 09, 2011

The biggest news on the construction of the Dharmalaya Institute is in regard to our race against time to get the roof on our baby building before the onslaught of the monsoon rains this month... and the update is that, well, we couldn't win, so we've done our best to change the game. ...

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Planting a Vertical Orchard Transforming a Landslide into a Garden of Fruity Delights

By Mark Moore Mar 26, 2011

This week, during our first service retreat program (see news article) on the Dharmalaya Institute's new Himalayan eco-campus, we had a precious opportunity: our friends at SanghaSeva brought sixteen wonderful, hard-working volunteers from all over the globe to work with us, so we figured this was the time to take on... ...

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A Picture of Progress The Dharmalaya Institute nears completion of the ground floor level

By Mark Moore Mar 25, 2011

We'll be posting a detailed update on the construction of the Dharmalaya Institute soon. For now, here's a little picture of progress... :-) ...

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Fueled by Kindness Good Hearts & Hard Work Move Mountains (or at least fix them when they fall down...)

By Mark Moore Dec 20, 2010

So much in life can't happen without the kindness of others, and this is especially true here in the Himalayas.In a "subsistence-plus" economy such as we have here in Himachal Pradesh, most villagers have enough land to feed their families, more or less, so they don't necessarily need to work... ...

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A Passage through India From Delhi to the Himalayas to Resume Our Eco-Construction

By Mark Moore Oct 13, 2010

A familiar sea of humans, cows, and three-wheeled auto-rickshaws... with some new features: People of all stripes gathering around giant outdoor projection screens to cheer every turn of the Indian athletes in the Commonwealth Games... Brand new Delhi Metro terminals, still not-quite-finished and already falling apart, teeming with hurried passengers, mostly... ...

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